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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
two broad questions
Sorry to ask two questions but I hope you will understand.
1. I have difficulty understanding why there should be an English article in front of a measurement terms like 'milligram' or others. Can it function as a noun?
a staggering 160 milligram
2. Can an adjective function as a noun?
let a by-gone be by-gone
When we say "a great", can it mean "a great person" in addition to "a great thing/object? Can it be used to mean either of two things -- a great thing and a great person?
1. I have difficulty understanding why there should be an English article in front of a measurement terms like 'milligram' or others. Can it function as a noun?
a staggering 160 milligram
2. Can an adjective function as a noun?
let a by-gone be by-gone
When we say "a great", can it mean "a great person" in addition to "a great thing/object? Can it be used to mean either of two things -- a great thing and a great person?
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Hi, 1. I have difficulty understanding why there should be an English article in front of a measurement terms like 'milligram' or others. Can it function as a noun?
- Hi, 1.
- I have difficulty understanding why there should be an English article in front of a measurement terms like 'milligram' or others.
- Can it function as a noun?
- a staggering 160 milligram Yes, it's a noun, so say 'milligram s '.
- 2.
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Hi,
1. I have difficulty understanding why there should be an English article in front of a measurement terms like 'milligram' or others. Can it function as a noun?
a staggering 160 milligram Yes, it's a noun, so say 'milligrams'.
2. Can an adjective function as a noun? Yes, it
1. I have difficulty understanding why there should be an English article in front of a measurement terms like 'milligram' or others. Can it function as a noun?
a staggering 160 milligram Yes, it's a noun, so say 'milligrams'.
2. Can an adjective function as a noun? Yes, it
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A is often used with plural nouns when there is an adjective before the noun and an amount is thought of:
He spent a happy five days in Cairo.
An adjective becomes a plural noun when the is placed before it:
The
He spent a happy five days in Cairo.
An adjective becomes a plural noun when the is placed before it:
The
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Thank you, all.
As to the second question, I am thinking of a situation where a person is using an adjective as a noun in a too casual a way (Is this correct??). Perhaps like this:
Yesterday, I met two great people in the movie industry and I think my friend Jim here could be considered a great too. -- Is this a correct usage of 'a great' as 'a great person'?
As to the second question, I am thinking of a situation where a person is using an adjective as a noun in a too casual a way (Is this correct??). Perhaps like this:
Yesterday, I met two great people in the movie industry and I think my friend Jim here could be considered a great too. -- Is this a correct usage of 'a great' as 'a great person'?
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Hi,
As to the second question, I am thinking of a situation where a person is using an adjective as a noun in a too casual a way (Is this correct??). Perhaps like this:
Yesterday, I met two great people in the movie industry and I think my friend Jim here could be considered a great too. -- Is this a correct usage o
As to the second question, I am thinking of a situation where a person is using an adjective as a noun in a too casual a way (Is this correct??). Perhaps like this:
Yesterday, I met two great people in the movie industry and I think my friend Jim here could be considered a great too. -- Is this a correct usage o
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AnonymousAs to the second question, I am thinking of a situation where a person is using an adjective as a noun in a too casual a way (Is this correct??).Don't use two articles! With too, the article comes after the adjective:
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